George Niven(Rangers` goalkeeper) was given at least two call ups in the early 60s(vs. England in 1961 & 1962) but had to withdraw both times because of injury. He won several League caps. I read somewhere that he played most games for Rangers without being capped. True? I`ve a feeling that J.B.("Mutt") McAlpine of Queen`s Park was asked to be part of a Scottish side in the 30s but it got no further than an informal discussion when he pointed out he`d been born in England. He did win a couple of League caps.

Six of the players on the 1967 'World Tour' never played in a full international: Alan Anderson, Alex Ferguson, Harry Thomson, Hugh Tinney, Jim Townsend, John Woodward. Oddest of these was Woodward who made more starts on the tour (three) than he did for his club Arsenal (two starts + 1 sub)

Billy Stevenson played against the Jutland XI in 1959 when he was still with Rangers. That used to appear as an international in the likes of the WRB but I don't think it's regarded as a full international in the way that for example the match against the Hong Kong XI is, even though Jutland is a far greater part of Denmark than Hong Kong is of China.

I never really understood why the Hong Kong League XI match saw players being awarded caps... other than it having been ages (over a decade) since an SFA XI last played (and the great Warren Cummings otherwise missing-out!!)

It's not counted by FIFA and is arguably no more worthy of caps than the likes of Scotland v SFL games, or Scotland v American Soccer League / v Ontario Major League on the 1935 and 1949 tours. Infact it's arguably less deserving than Scotland-England in 1902, 1916, 1935, 1946, or the various WWII and Victory internationals.

I remember John Brown being listed in a squad in the early 1990s but never being capped.It sticks in my mind for the fact that he was interviewed by a young David Tanner on STV when the conversation/confrontation when something along the lines off :DT : So why do you think the manager has selected you in his squad?JB : Obviously because o' ma' rugged good looks.DT : (Laughs in response)JB : (Growls) Whit ur ye laughin at?End of interview.I guess JB was perfecting his public speaking skills in those days unaware that he would, one day, display all of his oratory skills from the front staircase at Ibrox!

Kilmarnock's Tommy Henaughan was in the original 40 in 1954. His inclusion caused a bit of a stir over his eligibility as he had been born in the USA. A few years later the Baker brothers Joe and Gerry were both deemed ineligible for Scotland on account of being born in England and the USA and indeed both played international football for those countries.